(翻译及注解)“El Torito”可引导CD-ROM格式规范V1.0Bootable CD-ROM Format Specification.pdf

El Torito” Bootable CD-ROM Format Specification Version 1.0 (翻译和注解) El Torito”可引导CD-ROM格式规范V1.0 译和注解:wxleasyland(wxlwww@) 2010年8月 1.0 Overview This specification defines how makers of CD-ROMs can package several images of floppy and hard disks on a single CD with the ability to catalog these images and to selectively boot from any single image. 这个规范定义了CDROM的制造商如何将一些软驱和硬盘的镜像包装到一张CD上去，并有能力列出这些 镜像和从任何单个镜像选择性引导。 The possibility of booting a PC from a CD ROM has raised several possibilities, including: 从CDROM引导PC的可能性引出一些可能性，包括： 1. Self-configuring CD-ROMs that manage their own resources, including operating systems and drivers 自配置CDROM，管理它们自已的资源，包括操作系统和驱动程序。 2. The embedding of multiple operating systems and drivers on the same CD-ROM for a variety of applications, e.g., multi-language 多操作系统和驱动程序集成在同一CDROM中来用于各种应用， 如多语言 3. The ability of the end user to select which operating system to boot 让用户选择引导哪一个 操作系统的能力 4. Copy protection for the CD ROM software and data CDROM软件和数据的拷贝保护 To accomplish this facility, there are currently two available technologies: 为 到这种易用性，有2种可用的技术 1. DOS-based drivers (e.g., SCSI or ATAPI) 基于DOS的驱动程序 （如SCSI或ATAPI） 2. The system BIOS. 系统BIOS Attempting to use DOS-based drivers (e.g., SCSI or ATAPI) to boot from a CD ROM creates a number of problems such as resource conflicts and inordinate use of memory. 尝试利用基于DOS的驱动程序 （如SCSI或ATAPI）来从CDROM引导，会引起了许多的问题，例如资源冲突和 内存使用混乱。 The BIOS, however, avoids these problems and offers other advantages, including: 而BIOS，则避免了这些问题并且提供了其它的优点，包括： 1. Can boot from a variety of operating systems by accessing a Boot Catalog on the CD-ROM.可以 从一系列操作系统中引导，通过访问CDROM上的 “引导目录” 2. Offers the choice of configuring the CD ROM as a hard disk (C: or D :) or floppy (A :). 提供 将CDROM配置为一个硬盘(C: or D:)或软盘(A :)的选择 3. Renames existing drives when necessary. 当有需要时，重命名已经存在的驱动器 4.